Peasant girl figure
 

I've made fast friends with a costume shop owner. It could just be the best thing that has happened to me all month. We have a trade situation going on.

Here are a few photos I took today - for planned figuratives. I'll post just a few of my favorites so I dont take up too much room.

Let me know if you see a problem with any of these. This first one is my favorite I think.

My daughter was great posing when she wasn't grinning - which was not often.

Another one.

And another.

Hi Kim,

Yep, I really love the first one, too, I really like the unexpected angles in the composition. I think you should make this a big painting.

Oh Chris -

How I love those words! - BIG paintings. I always want to paint big. I have to fight myself from making gigantic heads, or basically gigantic anything. I am learning that they are certainly sellable to a larger audience if they are not huge and if they are too big they also can't be entered into certain competitions.

So, I started sketching this one just as a 24x30" last night! Now I am re-thinking. It doesn't take much of a comment to change my mind for bigger.

Thanks!

My favorites are actually the second and third images you posted. Overall, though, you've really got the hang of this reference-photo-taking thing -- nice work!

You know you're doing a good job when no one can agree on an image. I like the first one, I know you've started on another, but, don't throw that first one away.

Great Photos
 

What a lovely girl and dress! I go for nos. 1 & 2. Number two reminds me of the pensive woman types of paintings that were so popular around the end/beginning of the last century.

Thanks Michele - I guess I am getting better.

I haven't thrown that first one away Mike. I actually sketched that one and another on canvas the day I started the one I posted in WIP. I don't know why I want to do three paintings of the same figure in the same costume... I know I will do the first one above, after that maybe it will be out of my system!

Thanks for looking all - this costume shop is a dream. I want to move in. Trying to decide what is timeless and classic is the thing. I keep trying to find things that can not exactly be dated.

I'd love to see the first one turned into a painting. I can imagine her catching water from a little waterfall or something. Of course this is obviously not what you had in mind, but I like to see a painting with water in it.

Matthew

Matthew, I started that first one yesterday, so far so good. It will be with that flower though.